POLICE ESCORTS People might give the Brazilian military police a hard time, but in fact they are my new best friends! I had quite an embarrassing experience coming back from the beach! I'd just left Katy and was waiting by the bus stop, minding my own business when a military police car stopped and asked me what I was doing. When I told them I was waiting for a bus, they told me I couldn't wait where I was because I was right in front of the favela...

SPEAKING OF COCKROACHES..... I just have to share with you possibly the most traumatic experience of my life. Today, in the toilet, I saw a cockroach, which was not an irregular occurrence but it was jumping about more than usual and when it landed on the toilet roll holder I vowed to keep an eye on it. But I lost track of it eventually. However, I soon found it again when I pulled up my jeans (skintight by the way!), zipped them up and then was suddenly awa...

THE NO. 3 BUS I went on a lovely tour of Nova Natal, I didn't mean to but hey!! I don't seem to be doing too well with buses. Today I tried to catch the No 3 back home, it literally takes less than 10 minutes and just makes a bit of a detour round the university campus. But apparently, there are 2 number 3 buses, which nobody tells you of course your just meant to telepathically know. Anyway, so of course I catch the wrong number 3 (bearing in mind they...

Carnaval in Olinda and Recife Old Town was amazing! Five days of solid partying and you'll be glad to know we did the Brits proud! We were out there everyday and every night. However, that was mainly because we thought everyone else on our bus tour was doing the same, and were beginning to wonder how they were all coping and not looking quite as tired as we were! It was about the 4th day we realised that we were the only people hardcoring it and everyone else was...

MR MOTIVATOR ON CRACK In Natal I've taken up dance classes at the gym that Pryscilla goes to. I know its a bit extreme what with my energetic surf lessons as well and especially since there's no air conditioning!! But, I just have to go for the comedy! The guy who runs the class just cracks me up, he is like Mr Motivator on crack cocaine. He is possibly the campest bloke I've ever met - he even has a fluffy florescent pink CD case! He just spends the whol...